As a geneticist I knew, intellectually, that my son would be 50% identical to me at the DNA level. What I didn’t realize was what that meant in real life – that I would look at him and often see myself looking back. It is not like a mirror because it’s three dimensional and tangible and real and his mother is there as well. I can see the best and worst of both of us. It is equal parts frightening and fabulous. Frightening because at six months old I can’t imagine life without him now. Fabulous because he brings out an unselfish love of which I didn’t know I was capable.
I think that he looks at me and sees the same thing I do. For him, it seems a lot simpler – the familiarity makes him smile and that just melts my heart.
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by KathyF
16 Mar 2008 at 18:18
This is such a sweet post. It makes me miss my girls though. Think I’ll call one of them.
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by Sherrie
16 Mar 2008 at 20:19
I’m convinced if I had a baby I would try to put them into a plastic bubble. The post makes me miss my niece so much!
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by Nichole
17 Mar 2008 at 02:29
Awww …
That was excellent cheese.
by Trish
17 Mar 2008 at 03:53
Who did he get those fabulous, inquiring eyebrows from?
He’s certainly a cutie.
And the screaming? I used to imagine that it was just really bad opera. And then I’d pour myself a glass of wine.
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by SSG
17 Mar 2008 at 11:10
nice touch with the i love daddy bib, you know on the onion website you can buy a bib with ‘i support my parents political beliefs’
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by Jessica K
17 Mar 2008 at 15:23
How sweet. I was blown away with how much Grayson looked like Jeff the first time I saw him. It was uncanny, really. I think I have to go squeeze him now.
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by Your Underwhelming Narrator
17 Mar 2008 at 15:39
The eyebrows are all mine, Trish. I’m pretty sure his Mum is unimpressed with that.
SSG, good eyes on the bib – you are correct. I must have that Onion bib.
by Sinead
17 Mar 2008 at 16:32
I am not unimpressed with the eyebrows, I just want to pluck them to tidy them up a bit:)
SSG-Chris only lets Zack where that bib!
by love_bites
18 Mar 2008 at 20:36
Great song, one of my favorites.
And yes, that is one of those things about having children, seeing small bits of yourself in them. It never ceases to amaze me.
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by arizaphale
19 Mar 2008 at 12:28
Nothing wrong with a bit of camembert. I noticed the bib too. Question is…who GAVE him the bib???
btw: I love the revelations about self that kids bring.
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by Jennifer
19 Mar 2008 at 18:09
That is one cute kid.
If his genetics are 50% of you…. and he is 100% cute…. Then you and Dr O’C. must be quite the pair….
And your use of Camembert made me chuckle… In French there is an expression that goes “Ferme ta boîte de Camembert” which means shut yer mouth… but your little boy has a good round face, with a certain furrowing of the brow which could be interpreted as saying just that…. Though he wouldn’t say that, cause he’s got good genes… My kids however….
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